Reports on the disappointing sales performance of chain booksellers in the United States in the 2000 holiday season. Drop in same-store sales of Barnes & Noble's B. Dalton division; Drop in sales of Books-A-Million; Performance of online booksellers, Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.com.

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